HCR 114 Summary

• Urges the Department of Education to require all department schools statewide to provide lessons regarding Hawaiian Independence Day (Lā Kūʻokoʻa).

• Recognizes November 28 as Hawaiian Independence Day, formally recognized in 2023 as a day of remembrance for Hawaii.

• Notes that Hawaiian Independence Day commemorates the Anglo-Franco Proclamation signed by England and France in 1843, which diplomatically acknowledged the Hawaiian Kingdom's independence and sovereignty.

• Describes the holiday as a celebration of Hawaiian identity and aloha ʻāina (love for the land) among Hawaii's people.

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Education.